Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segments - Financial Highlights by Operating Segment (Detail)

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Segments - Financial Highlights by Operating Segment (Detail) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Jan. 31, 2019
Oct. 31, 2018
Jul. 31, 2018
Apr. 30, 2018
Jan. 31, 2018
Oct. 31, 2017
Jul. 31, 2017
Apr. 30, 2019
Apr. 30, 2018
Apr. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 $ 1,973,862,000 $ 1,819,519,000 $ 1,621,669,000
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                     3,535,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     1,569,056,000
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 50,264,000 $ 44,964,000 $ 46,034,000 $ (38,611,000) $ 41,160,000 $ 27,247,000 $ 36,331,000 $ 29,041,000 102,651,000 133,779,000 84,181,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                 2,145,000 2,118,000 3,057,000
Other income (loss), net                 (10,094,000) (11,119,000) (10,328,000)
Interest expense (income), net                 16,891,000 13,832,000 14,607,000
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 (311,000) (297,000) (333,000)
Income tax provision                 29,544,000 70,133,000 29,104,000
Operating income (loss) 62,275,000 62,683,000 70,987,000 (55,119,000) 64,197,000 49,846,000 52,468,000 41,935,000 140,826,000 208,446,000 120,288,000
Depreciation and amortization                 46,489,000 48,588,000 47,260,000
Other income (loss), net                 10,094,000 11,119,000 10,328,000
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 311,000 297,000 333,000
EBITDA                 197,720,000 268,450,000 178,209,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                 0 78,000 34,600,000
Integration/acquisition costs                 6,746,000 9,430,000 22,379,000
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                     3,535,000
Separation costs                     609,000
Tradename write-offs                 106,555,000    
Adjusted EBITDA                 311,021,000 277,958,000 239,332,000
Identifiable assets [1] 2,334,852,000       2,287,914,000       2,334,852,000 2,287,914,000 2,062,898,000
Long-lived assets [1] 131,505,000       119,901,000       131,505,000 119,901,000 109,567,000
Goodwill [1] 578,298,000       584,222,000       578,298,000 584,222,000 576,865,000
Fee Revenue                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue 490,756,000 $ 474,504,000 $ 495,205,000 $ 465,568,000 475,364,000 $ 447,581,000 $ 443,018,000 $ 401,254,000 1,926,033,000 1,767,217,000 1,565,521,000
Operating Segments | Executive Search                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 793,377,000 727,273,000 636,193,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     617,676,000
Operating income (loss)                 179,090,000 149,612,000 124,323,000
Depreciation and amortization                 6,982,000 7,482,000 6,385,000
Other income (loss), net                 7,423,000 1,567,000 1,813,000
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 311,000 297,000 333,000
EBITDA                 193,806,000 158,958,000 132,854,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   313,000 4,616,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 193,806,000 159,271,000 137,470,000
Identifiable assets [1] 738,815,000       732,593,000       738,815,000 732,593,000 613,738,000
Long-lived assets [1] 41,096,000       47,868,000       41,096,000 47,868,000 46,468,000
Goodwill [1] 93,023,000       96,230,000       93,023,000 96,230,000 92,149,000
Operating Segments | Executive Search | North America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 469,743,000 421,260,000 369,803,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     356,625,000
Operating income (loss)                 120,754,000 100,397,000 81,621,000
Depreciation and amortization                 3,890,000 3,930,000 3,812,000
Other income (loss), net                 6,388,000 845,000 844,000
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net                 311,000 297,000 333,000
EBITDA                 131,343,000 105,469,000 86,610,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                     1,719,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 131,343,000 105,469,000 88,329,000
Identifiable assets [1] 427,089,000       411,347,000       427,089,000 411,347,000 340,069,000
Long-lived assets [1] 19,864,000       22,813,000       19,864,000 22,813,000 23,746,000
Goodwill [1] 46,571,000       47,757,000       46,571,000 47,757,000 46,201,000
Operating Segments | Executive Search | EMEA                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 186,131,000 177,234,000 150,113,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     146,506,000
Operating income (loss)                 29,974,000 26,768,000 27,854,000
Depreciation and amortization                 1,254,000 1,689,000 1,030,000
Other income (loss), net                 432,000 168,000 (15,000)
EBITDA                 31,660,000 28,625,000 28,869,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                     629,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 31,660,000 28,625,000 29,498,000
Identifiable assets [1] 171,120,000       198,815,000       171,120,000 198,815,000 158,927,000
Long-lived assets [1] 9,266,000       11,018,000       9,266,000 11,018,000 11,089,000
Goodwill [1] 45,480,000       47,501,000       45,480,000 47,501,000 44,976,000
Operating Segments | Executive Search | Asia Pacific                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 105,543,000 98,062,000 81,744,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     80,169,000
Operating income (loss)                 24,364,000 18,425,000 8,580,000
Depreciation and amortization                 1,428,000 1,408,000 1,060,000
Other income (loss), net                 281,000 373,000 300,000
EBITDA                 26,073,000 20,206,000 9,940,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   313,000 1,495,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 26,073,000 20,519,000 11,435,000
Identifiable assets [1] 116,006,000       98,599,000       116,006,000 98,599,000 87,845,000
Long-lived assets [1] 9,255,000       10,834,000       9,255,000 10,834,000 8,371,000
Goodwill [1] 972,000       972,000       972,000 972,000 972,000
Operating Segments | Executive Search | Latin America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 31,960,000 30,717,000 34,533,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     34,376,000
Operating income (loss)                 3,998,000 4,022,000 6,268,000
Depreciation and amortization                 410,000 455,000 483,000
Other income (loss), net                 322,000 181,000 684,000
EBITDA                 4,730,000 4,658,000 7,435,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                     773,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 4,730,000 4,658,000 8,208,000
Identifiable assets [1] 24,600,000       23,832,000       24,600,000 23,832,000 26,897,000
Long-lived assets [1] 2,711,000       3,203,000       2,711,000 3,203,000 3,262,000
Operating Segments | Advisory                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 838,620,000 801,005,000 741,533,000
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                     3,535,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     727,721,000
Operating income (loss)                 5,617,000 100,535,000 47,429,000
Depreciation and amortization                 29,057,000 31,527,000 32,262,000
Other income (loss), net                 3,198,000 2,501,000 1,900,000
EBITDA                 37,872,000 134,563,000 81,591,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   (241,000) 29,663,000
Integration/acquisition costs                 6,559,000 9,151,000 14,440,000
Deferred revenue adjustment due to acquisition                     3,535,000
Separation costs                     609,000
Tradename write-offs                 106,555,000    
Adjusted EBITDA                 150,986,000 143,473,000 129,838,000
Identifiable assets [1] 1,045,432,000       1,092,474,000       1,045,432,000 1,092,474,000 1,057,611,000
Long-lived assets [1] 46,689,000       42,605,000       46,689,000 42,605,000 37,846,000
Goodwill [1] 457,361,000       458,169,000       457,361,000 458,169,000 457,241,000
Operating Segments | RPO and Professional Search                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 341,865,000 291,241,000 243,943,000
Adjusted fee revenue                     223,659,000
Operating income (loss)                 50,884,000 39,396,000 29,995,000
Depreciation and amortization                 3,255,000 3,054,000 2,818,000
Other income (loss), net                 268,000 152,000 (91,000)
EBITDA                 54,407,000 42,602,000 32,722,000
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                   6,000 101,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 54,407,000 42,608,000 32,823,000
Identifiable assets [1] 166,492,000       144,160,000       166,492,000 144,160,000 116,717,000
Long-lived assets [1] 8,980,000       6,390,000       8,980,000 6,390,000 6,693,000
Goodwill [1] 27,914,000       29,823,000       27,914,000 29,823,000 27,475,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Executive Search                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 774,842,000 709,042,000 617,676,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Executive Search | North America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 455,826,000 408,098,000 356,625,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Executive Search | EMEA                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 182,829,000 173,725,000 146,506,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Executive Search | Asia Pacific                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 104,291,000 96,595,000 80,169,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Executive Search | Latin America                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 31,896,000 30,624,000 34,376,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | Advisory                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 821,048,000 785,013,000 724,186,000
Operating Segments | Fee Revenue | RPO and Professional Search                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 330,143,000 273,162,000 223,659,000
Corporate                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Operating income (loss)                 (94,765,000) (81,097,000) (81,459,000)
Depreciation and amortization                 7,195,000 6,525,000 5,795,000
Other income (loss), net                 (795,000) 6,899,000 6,706,000
EBITDA                 (88,365,000) (67,673,000) (68,958,000)
Restructuring charges (recoveries), net                     220,000
Integration/acquisition costs                 187,000 279,000 7,939,000
Adjusted EBITDA                 (88,178,000) (67,394,000) (60,799,000)
Identifiable assets [1] 384,113,000       318,687,000       384,113,000 318,687,000 274,832,000
Long-lived assets [1] $ 34,740,000       $ 23,038,000       $ 34,740,000 $ 23,038,000 $ 18,560,000
[1] As of the end of the fiscal year.